For those of you who have built one... the manual calls for 4 1/2 inches, I'm using a Saito .82, and can't get it that close. I can manage 4 and 9/16, but then the carb rubs one of the engine mount bolts. It looks like the cowl is long enough to slide foward a bit, but I do want to make sure the cowl mount screws are between the two firewalls. And what aboiut CG, am I going to want to have the engine foward to make it work? Thanks in advance,


Andy

Maybe only my opinion here based on owning 18 or so planes but you are only talking about a 1/16" of an inch difference! Some flyers go for neautral nose up/down for balance while some like me want the nose to dip down about 1 1/2" from level. Some just want the nose to dip down 1/2" from level. Being that there are these differences in how a flyer balances his/her plane I really don't see that a 1/16" is enough to worry about on a plane like the Zen50. Also the Zen50 has a long fuselage and won't be as critical to cg as on shorter types. [8D]

I agree with Fastsky, I had a Zen 50 and I doubt with such a long fuse, that will make a difference. This is a great plane! I flew it for almost 2 years before selling it when I moved. The plane is built like a tank and is impervious to wind. I flew that plane when all other planes stayed on the ground. The Saito 82 will be a bomb in that plane! Good luck!